text_original: So successful was this policy that within two years of his accession he had reconquered the whole of Italy with the excep  tion of a few cities, of which the most important were Eavenna and Rome. Return of Alarmed at this sudden change, Justinian sent Beli  Behsarius, sar j us> w h h a( j f or some time been in disfavour at Court, back to Italy, with very inadequate resources,! THE GOTHIC KINGDOM IX ITALY 37 to reconquer the lost province.
text_transcription: SO SUCCESSFUL WAS THIS POLICY THAT WITHIN TWO YEARS OF HIS SUCCESSION HE HAD RECONQUERED THE WHOLE OF ITALY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW CITIES OF WHICH THE MOST IMPORTANT WERE RAVENNA AND ROME ALARMED AT THIS SUDDEN CHANGE JUSTINIAN SENT BELISARIUS WHO HAD FOR SOME TIME BEEN IN DISFAVORITE COURT BACK TO ITALY WITH VERY INADEQUATE RESOURCES TO RECONQUER THE LOST PROVINCE
phonemes: sˌoʊ səksˈɛsfəl wʌz ðɪs pˈɑːlɪsi ðæt wɪðˌɪn tˈuː jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz ɐksˈɛʃən hiː hæd ɹˌiːkˈɑːŋkɚd ðə hˈoʊl ʌv ˈɪɾəli wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛp tɪˈɑːn əvə fjˈuː sˈɪɾiz, ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt wɜːɹ ˈiːvɛnə ænd ɹˈoʊm. ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌv ɐlˈɑːɹmd æt ðɪs sˈʌdən tʃˈeɪndʒ, dʒʌstˈɪniən sˈɛnt bᵻli beɪsˈɛɹɪəs, sˈɑːɹ dʒˈeɪ ˌʌs dˈʌbəljˌuː ˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪ( dʒˈeɪ ˈɛf ɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm bˌɪn ɪn dɪsfˈeɪvɚɹ æt kˈɔːɹt, bˈæk tʊ ˈɪɾəli, wɪð vˈɛɹi ɪnˈædɪkwət ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz,! ðə ɡˈɑːθɪk kˈɪŋdəm ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn ˈɪɾəli θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən tə ɹˌiːkˈɑːŋkɚ ðə lˈɔst pɹˈɑːvɪns.